SOUTH CAROLINA STATE GOVERNMENT MOVES CALL CENTER JOBS TO INDIA
The state of South Carolina’s much-maligned central accounting system has moved an undetermined number of call center support jobs to India, sources tell FITS. The incoming calls were previously handled by a facility in Columbia, S.C.
“It’s a great day to be outsourced!” our Indian-American governor Nikki [...]
It’s A Great Day … To Be Outsourced!
Gov. Nikki Haley Stands Up In Defense Of South Carolina Taxpayers
Americans for Tax Reform applauds South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley for her fiscally prudent decision to have government employees share in the sacrifice and pay a slightly higher premium for their taxpayer-funded health insurance.
Like Paul Ryan, Gov. Haley is confronting facts and telling the public the truth. The cost of health insurance for South Carolina [...]
SC Budget Board Accepts Curtis Loftis’ Proposal
Budget and Control Board members approve Treasurer Loftis’ request to have joint discussion to further transparency and accountability of $25 billion state pension funds.
(Columbia, SC) – Today, members of the South Carolina Budget and Control Board approved a motion by State Treasurer Curtis Loftis to have a joint meeting of the Board and the state [...]
Curtis Loftis Requests Pension Fund Meeting
Treasurer Loftis says South Carolinians expect and deserve transparency and accountability and he will protect public funds with fierce intensity. B&C Board meeting set for Wednesday June 27
(Columbia, SC) – State Treasurer Curtis Loftis is asking members of South Carolina’s Budget and Control Board to meet in a special session this coming Wednesday, June 27, [...]
Curtis Loftis Keeps Up The Heat
TREASURER PUSHES PANEL TO ADDRESS PENSION FUND ISSUES
A few months ago, it seemed S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis had the deck stacked against him in his effort to shine the light on our state’s woefully mismanaged, under-performing pension fund. Not only were other members of the corrupt S.C. Retirement System Investment Commission (SCRSIC) against him, but [...]
SC “Restructuring” Goes Down In Flames
NIKKI HALEY’S “REFORM IN NAME ONLY” FAILS
For the second year in a row, S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley tried to make a deal with the devil on government restructuring – and for the second year in a row, the devil played her like a fiddle. Haley – who championed aggressive government restructuring legislation while campaigning for office [...]
DoA Activists To Rake Haley Over Coals At Press Conference
RINO HUNT
Grassroots Organizations Frustrated with Department of Admin Bill
Greenville, SC — Grassroots organizations in South Carolina watched as the Senate refused to implement true reform with the House bill that was intended to do away with the Budget and Control Board and create real accountability and transparency within SC state government. The bill that was [...]
Davis Letter: The Budget And Control Board Must Go
Dear Editor,
My colleagues and I have been debating H.3066, the Department of Administration Bill, for much of the legislative session this year. This is a bipartisan issue but more importantly a good government issue. Our founding fathers created our government in a manner that would allow for checks and balances. These checks and balances are [...]
Inside Nikki Haley’s “Occupy Columbia” Legal Drama
Taxpayer costs associated with a variety of Occupy Columbia lawsuits will be mounting soon … but the real story behind this unfolding government-funded drama is the extent to which S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley appears to have circumvented state law in an effort to score political points.
Beyond the First Amendment concerns associated with this case, Haley [...]
Curtis Loftis: “Not Satisfied” With SCDOT Explanations
November 3, 2011
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STATE TREASURER CURTIS LOFTIS QUESTIONS SCDOT LEADERS DURING BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD MEETING
Treasurer Loftis not satisfied with DOT’s lack of explanation for financial problems
(Columbia, SC) – Earlier today, State Treasurer Curtis Loftis led questioning into the financial mismanagement and lack [...]
Not A “Great Day” At BCB
Unlike some Palmetto political reporters (and certain governor’s office staffers), we haven’t been randomly calling South Carolina state agencies over the last few weeks to see if their employees were using the “It’s A Great Day In South Carolina” greeting mandated by Gov. Nikki Haley.
Why not?
Well, other than it being a complete and total waste [...]
